Originated in the West Indies where it was danced only by the lowest classes. The
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Flatley is a native of the South Side of Chicago. He is of Irish American background, being born to Irish parents. He began dancing lessons at 12 and, in 1975, became the first non-European resident to win the All-Ireland World Championship for Irish dance. He is a trained amateur pugilist as well as a proficient flautist,
